Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, sneaker giant Nike
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Nike's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Nike facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Beaverton, Ore. (1964) |
| Market Cap | $52.4 billion |
| Industry | Footwear |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $23.4 billion |
| Management | CEO Mark Parker CFO Donald Blair |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 21.2% |
| Cash/Debt | $3.2 billion / $369.0 million |
| Dividend Yield | 1.3% |
| Competitors |
Adidas New Balance Athletic Shoe PUMA |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 2,263 members who have rated Nike believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, murda101, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community: "They continue to make money from old ideas through the rerelease of popular shoes, while continuing to raise the bar with new products. The Nike deal with the NFL will also be huge."
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